Effectiveness of the four- factor Model of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion training on Life satisfaction and Resilience of Elderly Women

Jahan Sadat Asadi Bijaeyeh; Mojtaba AmiriMajd; Mohammad Ghamari; Ghorban Fathi Aghdam

doi:10.61838/kman.aftj.3.1.30

Authors

Jahan Sadat Asadi Bijaeyeh Ph. D student of Counseling Department, Abhar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abhar, Iran.

Mojtaba AmiriMajd * Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Abhar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abhar, Iran. amirimajd@abhariau.ac.ir

Mohammad Ghamari Associate Professor of Counseling Department, Abhar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abhar, Iran.

Ghorban Fathi Aghdam Assistant Professor, Counseling Department, Abhar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abhar, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.61838/kman.aftj.3.1.30

Keywords:

Mindfulness; Self - Compassion; Life Satisfaction; Resilience; Elderly

Abstract

Aim: The purpose of the study was survey of Effectiveness of the Four -Factor Model of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion training on Life Satisfaction and Resilience of Elderly Women. Methods: method was semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test design with control and follow-up groups. The statistical population consisted of 473 elderly women who were residents in Guilan province in nursing homes in 2020. A sample of 45 individuals were selected by purposeful sampling method according to inclusion and exclusion creteria and were randomly divided into three groups, respectively Mindfulness Experimental Group (15 participants), Self-Compassion (15 participants) and Control Group (15 participants). For first experimental group, 8 sessions of Kabat – zinn's (1991) mindfulness training and for the other experimental group, 8 sessions of Gilbert's (2015) self-compassion training were performed (one session in a week and 2 Hours per-session). There was no intervention in the control group. Participants were evaluated in three groups at pre-test, post-test and follow-up stages using Diner et al's Life Satisfaction Questionnaire. And Conner & David Son's Resilience Questionnaire. repeated measures analysis of variance was used to analyze the data. Results: The results showed that the 4-factor model of mindfulness and self-compassion improved the life satisfaction and resilience of older women in the post-test (p <0.05), and this effect was permanent in the follow-up phase (p <0.05). Conclusion: Therefore, this intervention can be used effectively as part of therapeutic interventions in nursing homes.